Pre-writing

Thesis statement: The causes of this appalling phenomenon are the influences of media that kids

nowadays are widely exposed to as well as some inevitable family stress. I strongly disagree that the current law should be duly change due to the fast maturity of the

children nowadays.

causes of children mature faster nowadays

media influences

TV, music videos, pop stars,

magazines etc. etc. makes you think if you don't look sexy, you're

not cool

tend to wear revealing clothes and thick make up at young age that causes peer pressure as well

family stress

study shows that young girls are more

likely to develop early if they face

family stress

parents should give their kids attention by being available but when a

father or mother who is always working and do

not have time, their child will seek attention in

many wrong places and in many wrong ways

Idisagree that the current law

should change

changing the law might mislead them to bad

habits like drug addiction, alcoholism

etc. and increasing the rate of criminal cases

15 is still catogorized as young teen and the

important decisions that they take can easily go wrong due to the lack of

experience and such, therefore parents are still needed to infere at this stage of their lives no matter how much they

dislike it

Causes of Teenage Early Puberty

Maturity is a natural growing process of a rather innocent young child growing from

childhood to adulthood but an American study showed that kids nowadays are

entering puberty stage younger than they should. In 2012, Dr Robert Scott-Jupp, a

consultant pediatrician at the Royal College of Pediatrics and Child Health carried a

study that proved boys are now going through puberty at an average age of 10 and

girls at the age of 8 to 14. One of the reasons of this appalling phenomenon is due to

the influences of media that young children are widely exposed to. Having inevitable

family stress can also affect the rate of puberty among young teens especially in

girls.

Let’s ponder about all those TV shows, blockbuster movies, inspiring music videos,

flawless pop stars, magazines and so on that makes all of us, even adults think that

if you don’t look as flawless as the pop stars, you’re not cool and it makes us feel

rather insecure. These broadcasting media are very influential in a fairly bad way.

Kids who are exposed to a lot of sexual explicit content are twice as likely to be

involved in premature sex as those who are not exposed to. – Carolyn C. Ross (Real

healing. 13th August, 2012) from http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/real-

healing/201208/overexposed-and-under-prepared-the-effects-early-exposure-sexual-

content. With so much influence from the media, young teens will tend to dress very

much like their respective idols and put on heavy make up that make them think

would cover up their flaws. TV shows such as Bratz and My Scene is literally all

about being in high school, going to parties and hanging out with cute boys but they

do not really show the truth, what really happens in real life, the consequences and

such. The way the characters dress up is definitely not how young girls should wear.

Almost all of the outfits are revealing, exposing their navel, cleavage and not to

mention those huge gorgeous blue-green eyes of theirs. Girls today are being

exposed to things like this younger and younger as time to come.

According to a clinical psychologist at the University of California-Berkeley’s

school of public health, family relationships play a rather important role in the start of

puberty. Prefatory analysis showed that girls are more likely to develop early if they

are facing more family conflicts, for an instance, if they do not live with their

biological fathers. Being a responsible parent also mean having the time to

understand and also giving their kids enough attention, but when a father or mother

who put work as the first priority instead of the family and therefore do not have time

for their kids, the kids might start seeking attention as well as love in many wrong

places and in so many wrong ways. ‘A child who seeks constant attention is, of

necessity, an unhappy child. He feels that unless he gets attention he is worthless,

has no place. He seeks constant reassurance that he is important.’ quoted by Rudolf

Dreikurs (Ch.19, Just Looking for Attention) from

http://www.scatteredminds.com/ch19.htm. Therefore, these forlorn teens tend to take

up most of the responsibilities at home such as taking care of their younger siblings,

being in control of the house when parents are not in etc. This will then make these

teens think that they are already mature and experienced enough to choose what

they want in life and would prefer if their parents stay out of their way.

Although kids now are reaching puberty faster than they should, I strongly dissent

that the current law should be duly change. The change of laws might mislead them

to bad habits such as drug addictions, alcoholism and even sex before marriage that

will then increase the rates of teen pregnancy, teen abortion and the list of horrible

things like this goes on. Moreover, both parents and teachers would definitely lose

their control over the kids both at home and in school. Elders with experience would

need a lawful control over teens at the age to safeguard them from such potential

dangers. 15 is rather known as the age of rebellion, teens around this age group are

curios with things they have never tried and would be easily lured into those bad

habits.

Moreover, 15 years old is the age when teens have to make quite a lot of

important decisions that may affect their future. The problem is, important decisions

that children take can easily go wrong because of the lack of experience and also

their unreasonable changes of mood that may affect their decision making process.

Being 15 is a crucial period for teens for the sake of their future life. This is when

they should lay a steady foundation in their academics, if they are not properly

advised or guided, there could be a danger of greater school dropouts as well as

limited career choices left for them. To put in a nutshell, parents and teachers who

have prominent experience and emotional maturity should guide and advice young

teens at this age to make sure they are on the right track and do not go astray, but of

course, at the same time should not force as well as impose their ideas on them.